Trustee

Trustee

Trustee/Governor
J100679
At a glance

Skills

  • Campaigning
  • Fundraising strategy
  • Governance
  • Strategic development and planning

Where

Thornton Heath, CR7 7RU
Remote opportunity

Time

Either in or out of office hours Estimate of time needed:
1-3 hours / week
Minimum 2-year term

Deadline

16 Dec 2024

Great opportunity for someone with experience in any of these areas:

Human Rights / Fundraising / Sexual Exploitation or Sex Trafficking

What will you be doing?

Who We Are

Emerge Worldwide is a humanitarian organisation who raises awareness and prevention against sexual exploitation and sex trafficking, focusing especially on women and girls, as well as vulnerable groups. We also advocate and support woman and girls, who have been victims or are survivors.

Our Trustees play a vital role in making sure that Emerge Worldwide achieves its core purpose. They oversee the overall management and administration of the charity. They also play a vital role in guiding our organisation, shaping and providing strategic direction and guiding the organisation so that our work and goals are in line with our vision. Just as importantly, they support and challenge the management team to enable Emerge Worldwide to grow and thrive, and through this, achieve our mission and that maximise our impact.

The trustee board members have a collective responsibility that is led by the Chair of trustees. This means that trustees always act as a group and not as individuals.

What we are looking for:

We are looking for people willing to bring energy, enthusiasm and commitment to the role, and who will broaden the diversity of thinking on our board.

We are seeking passionate individuals to join our Board of Trustees, who will partner with us in our dedication and fight to combatting this heinous crime. We are keen to receive your application if you have human rights, fundraising, or sexual exploitation / sex trafficking experience.

Your experience will help to support Emerge Worldwide to engage in high-level discussions and actions, which will position and promote our voice and impact, create positive change within the humanitarian and modern slavery sectors and deliver on our purpose to end sexual exploitation and sex trafficking everywhere.

What are we looking for?

Experience

We are keen to receive applications with experience in any of the following areas:

  • human rights
  • fundraising / income generation
  • asylum seekers / refugees
  • sexual exploitation / sex trafficking

Personal skills and qualities

  • Enthusiasm and commitment to Emerge Worldwide vision, mission, purpose and work.
  • Willingness and ability to understand and accept their responsibilities as trustees and to act in the best interests of the organisation.
  • Ability to think creatively and strategically, exercise good, independent judgement and work effectively as a board member with good governance.
  • Effective communication skills and willingness to participate actively in discussions.
  • Good independent judgement.
  • A strong personal commitment to equality and diversity.
  • Willingness to lead according to our values.
  • Fulfilling the criteria of a charity trustee the essential trustee

What difference will you make?

The work of Emerge Worldwide is delivered by a highly passionate and dedicated team of volunteers and professionals, advocating and fighting for women and girls to live a life of freedom, dignity and respect.

 We are looking to recruit Trustees who:

  • will bring energy, enthusiasm and commitment to the role, our vision, mission and values, and who will broaden the diversity of thinking on our board.
  • are passionate individuals who will partner with us in our dedication and fight to combat the heinous crime of sexual exploitation and sex trafficking. 
  • can demonstrate integrity, strategic direction, strong leadership and compassion.
  • can think creatively and strategically, exercise good, independent judgement and work effectively as a board member with good governance.
  • have effective communication skills and willingness to participate actively in discussions.
  • have experience that will help to support Emerge Worldwide to engage in high-level discussions and actions, which will position and promote our voice and impact, create positive change within the humanitarian and modern slavery sectors and deliver on our purpose to end sexual exploitation and sex trafficking everywhere.

Before you apply

  • Stage 1 - submit your CV with a covering letter 
  • Stage 2 – if shortlisted, you will be invited to an online interview  
  • Stage 3 - the Board will provide a final decision regarding appointment in writing

We can supply a copy of the full Trustee role description and person specification.

Causes
  • Human rights
  • Organisation type: 
    Not for profit

    Emerge Worldwide's work involves raising awareness surrounding some of the key issues that lead to sexual exploitation and sex trafficking, and its destructive consequences. The...